Keban

Keban is a town of Elazığ Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Keban District.^[2] Its population is 4,022 (2021).^[1] In the local elections 2019 the independent Fethiye Atlı was elected as Mayor.^[3]

Keban
Municipality
Keban Dam
Keban Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°47′33″N 38°44′38″E / 38.79250°N 38.74389°E / 38.79250; 38.74389Coordinates: 38°47′33″N 38°44′38″E / 38.79250°N 38.74389°E / 38.79250; 38.74389
Country	Turkey
Province	Elazığ
District	Keban
Government
• Mayor	Fethiye Atlı
Elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)
Population  (2021)^[1]	4,022
Time zone	TRT (UTC+3)
Postal code	23700
Climate	Csa
Website	www.keban.bel.tr

Keban is at the west of Elazığ Province and 46 km. away from province center. At the east of Keban, there is Elazığ Province. At west, Arapgir District of Malatya Province, at north there is Çemişgezek District of Tunceli Province, at northwest, Ağın District, at south, Baskil province. There is the second biggest dam of Turkey, Keban Dam.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Cemîl Bayik
• Ulvi Güveneroğlu

References

1. "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
2. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Şafak, Yeni (11 June 2019). "Elazığ Keban Seçim Sonuçları – Keban Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 November 2019.

Bibliography

• Çakar, Enver (2019), 19. yüzyılın ilk yarısında keban köylerinin idari ve demografik yapısı, retrieved 6 March 2020